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16 May 2004, 23:33
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The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
I don't have an SA forums account, but my god I wish I could have been a part of this. I just read about it on slashdot. Basically this guy realised he was being scammed on an e-bay auction, and him and SA decided to give him a taste of his own medicine
Read the full account of it in this PDF file, it's pretty cool I think.
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16 May 2004, 23:34
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Has Soup On His Head
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Congratulations , youre a good 2 weeks behind the rest of the intarweb!
U R A Winnar!
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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new
It was matter for general remark,
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
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16 May 2004, 23:42
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
bah, well it was only slashdot today. And it's not on this forum. So bugger off
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16 May 2004, 23:43
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
We can't all be in touch with the inner workings of the internet as you Kurashima, sorry.
I found it amusing, thank you for bringing it to the attention of us mere peons.
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17 May 2004, 00:00
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Wow I read all of it!
Not exactly the ending though is it!
Plus Kura - 2 weeks?! The last post was the 11th May - 5 days ago1!!!!!!
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17 May 2004, 00:09
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Has Soup On His Head
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stew
Wow I read all of it!
Not exactly the ending though is it!
Plus Kura - 2 weeks?! The last post was the 11th May - 5 days ago1!!!!!!
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And the first post was ....... i mean , fuxake , you must have read back far enough to see entries there from Starbucks way back at the start of may. SURELY you wouldnt make that statement without reading properly through the whole article. That would make you look pretty daft.
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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new
It was matter for general remark,
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
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17 May 2004, 00:19
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Love's Sweet Exile
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Why would someone without an SA account have any reason to know about this story before today?
There is a (virtual!) world outside of that forum...
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17 May 2004, 00:24
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NEWSBOT
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
did noone tell you ?
sa is the internet.
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17 May 2004, 00:24
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Angry Young Man
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Internet geeks
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Believe in me, cause i don't believe in anything
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17 May 2004, 00:27
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wild one
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
I'm now going to get an SA Account.
Seriously.
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17 May 2004, 00:33
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
bad skiddy.
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[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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17 May 2004, 00:34
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by SYMM
Why would someone without an SA account have any reason to know about this story before today?
There is a (virtual!) world outside of that forum...
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I do not own , nor have i ever owned , an SA account.
I do whats called "Surfing the net" on a daily basis. SA is one of a number of sites i visit.
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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new
It was matter for general remark,
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
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17 May 2004, 00:35
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the merciless
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
not all of us use SA kura.
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<Jassy> aryn, how can u let ppl spread shit in this chan? ur not doing ur job properly if u let ppl spread shit
<Jassy> in real life sunday would be in court
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17 May 2004, 00:41
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
You should, SA is the last bastion of hope and light on this forsaken place called the internett.
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17 May 2004, 00:54
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Snurx
You should, SA is the last bastion of hope and light on this forsaken place called the internett.
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If someone bought me an account I'd use it! I'm not breaking my proud tradition of never paying for anything on the internet for some ****ing forum though.
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17 May 2004, 01:06
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
if someone bought me an account i'd bin it.
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[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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17 May 2004, 01:08
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Has Soup On His Head
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by JonnyBGood
If someone bought me an account I'd use it! I'm not breaking my proud tradition of never paying for anything on the internet for some ****ing forum though.
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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new
It was matter for general remark,
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
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17 May 2004, 01:13
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Heh
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
ground floor
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17 May 2004, 01:14
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurashima
FOR CHRISTS SAKE , HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT HAVE TO BE SAID THAT YOU DONT NEED AN ACCOUNT TO ACTUALLY READ THE SA FORUMS, ONLY TO POST THERE!
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say it as much as you like, i still aint going near the place.
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[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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17 May 2004, 01:18
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Clerk
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurashima
FOR CHRISTS SAKE , HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT HAVE TO BE SAID THAT YOU DONT NEED AN ACCOUNT TO ACTUALLY READ THE SA FORUMS, ONLY TO POST THERE!
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Is that technically true? As far as I was aware, you could only read the 1st page of many threads if you weren't a member.
Also, only reading a forum seems a bit gay. Unless it's purely a technical support or content production (e.g. you read b3ta for the photoshopped stuff, etc) it seems rather worthless. The whole point of a forum is a two-way communication process. The only exception I'd make was for Slashdot (which I don't really see as a forum anyway, it's more of a blog/news page)
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17 May 2004, 01:20
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
you cant read fyad unless you register, and I'm not sure if you can read d&d either.
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17 May 2004, 01:21
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurashima
FOR CHRISTS SAKE , HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT HAVE TO BE SAID THAT YOU DONT NEED AN ACCOUNT TO ACTUALLY READ THE SA FORUMS, ONLY TO POST THERE!
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What's the point of reading an internet forum without being able to respond? If I wanted th do that I'd go buy a book.
PS Hadn't heard of what nod? And I think the internet is just an example from a general range of things I refuse to pay for.
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17 May 2004, 01:28
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Heh
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
I bought a mug, INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS BACK BABY!!
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17 May 2004, 01:30
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Wait, I just thought of my saddam hussein t-shirt. A friend of mine saw one online and bought me one. **** it I might just buy one if I don't have a proud record to protect.
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17 May 2004, 01:32
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
those shirts are shit.
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[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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17 May 2004, 01:33
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
If you're referring to my saddam hussein shirt I pity the poor fool who'd criticise the world hide and seek champion for 2003.
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
no.
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[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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17 May 2004, 01:45
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
I just spent five minutes pondering the metaphysical purpose of that full-stop
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17 May 2004, 01:47
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
i think you should go to bed then.
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[20:27:47] <nodrog-aawy> **** i think my housemate just caught me masturbating
[11:25:32] <idimmu> you are a little piggy arent you
[13:17:00] <KaneED> i'm so closet i'm like narnia
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17 May 2004, 07:17
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
was Nodrog the pasty ginger type?
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17 May 2004, 09:30
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Aardvark is a funny word
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nodrog
I've wanted one of those shirts for ages (well, about 2 weeks), also the XXXL comment made me lol for over 20 seconds.
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Get to know the date and tell the time of day
As the crowds begin complaining
How the Beaujolais is raining
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17 May 2004, 09:32
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Clerk
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Radical Edward
was Nodrog the pasty ginger type?
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I wondered that too.
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20 Jun 2004, 18:59
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Heh
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by skiddy
I'm now going to get an SA Account.
Seriously.
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20 Jun 2004, 19:28
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Aardvark is a funny word
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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Thanks for explaining the lurking part, I'm aware of the content of the mentioned subforum.
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Efficiency, efficiency they say
Get to know the date and tell the time of day
As the crowds begin complaining
How the Beaujolais is raining
Down on darkened meetings on the Champs Élysées
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20 Jun 2004, 19:30
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Bite me.
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20 Jun 2004, 19:33
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Aardvark is a funny word
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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Bite me.
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i thought that was your friend's job :iwin:
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Efficiency, efficiency they say
Get to know the date and tell the time of day
As the crowds begin complaining
How the Beaujolais is raining
Down on darkened meetings on the Champs Élysées
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20 Jun 2004, 19:35
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
So what happened in the end?
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20 Jun 2004, 19:45
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dace
So what happened in the end?
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They got the P-P-P-Powerbook, they got pissed off, they sent a virus to mynameisjeff, which didnt infect him. The End
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20 Jun 2004, 19:49
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Has Soup On His Head
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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They got the P-P-P-Powerbook, they got pissed off, they sent a virus to mynameisjeff, which didnt infect him. The End
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You forgot to mention that Mynameisjeff created a website, it got picked up on by a huge volume of internet savvy people, caused a lot of people to say "LOL" , and generally restored some of SA's flagging credibility as "The Home of the Anti-Internet"
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And the Banker, inspired with a courage so new
It was matter for general remark,
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
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Raaaaaaaah!
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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Mercury & Solace
Always [Fury]
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20 Jun 2004, 19:51
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Heh
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
If that is what internet is, then SA is a happier internet
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20 Jun 2004, 19:53
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Heh
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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Thats why I bumped this thread.
Skiddy: You can close your threads ya know
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Heh, Leeds !
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
hahahahaha
Those SA regulars are so funny and elite.........
~Vaio~
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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hahahahaha
Those SA regulars are so funny and elite.........
~Vaio~
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Careful, they may start sending you aerial photographs of your house and signing you up to various intarweb services that you dont want ....
THEY SCARE ME. THEY SHOULD SCARE YOU TOO!
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It was matter for general remark,
Rushed madly ahead and was lost to their view
In his zeal to discover the Snark
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Heh, Leeds !
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
My ex wife has already done that. Now she is SCARY !
~Vaio~
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
I know I can close them, but at the moment I'm drunk, and British, which instanly makes me more intelligent than those American retards.
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Heh
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
o no b&
(you're no airdisk)
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
Thread has been closed. I underestimated the anger that lives on that board. Clearly a simple question is too much for them.
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Aardvark is a funny word
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Re: The SA "P-P-P-Powerbook" counter-scam
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I know I can close them, but at the moment I'm drunk, and British, which instanly makes me more intelligent than those American retards.
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As the crowds begin complaining
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